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Important information on vaccine preservatives

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  • Saturday, May 25 2013 7:47 PM EDT2013-05-25 23:47:22 GMT
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    One man died and another is behind bars Saturday after a son shoots and kills his father at their Overlook Drive home in Stanaford.Raleigh County Sheriff's Deputies said 23-year-old Donald Gray Dunn, Jr.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is endorsing the use of the preservative, Thimerosal in vaccines.

The preservative contains Mercury and critics had concerns it could be linked to Autism, but the A.A.P. said overwhelming evidence over the past 15 years shows it does not have neurotoxic effects.

Thimerosal has been reduced to trace amounts in all vaccines for young children except certain flu shots.